Average power rating of opponents played: VILLANOVA 69.3, ALABAMA 68.3

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

VILLANOVA - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

11/9/2012

DISTRICT OF COL

78-58

W

-

-

27-59

45.8%

41

17

17-49

34.7%

29

22

11/11/2012

MARSHALL

80-68

W

-4.5

W

136

O

23-46

50.0%

37

17

24-53

45.3%

23

16

11/15/2012

*PURDUE

89-81

W

1.5

W

138

O

24-64

37.5%

44

18

30-77

39.0%

53

17

11/16/2012

*ALABAMA

11/20/2012

COLUMBIA

11/25/2012

*LASALLE

12/1/2012

@ VANDERBILT

12/5/2012

TEMPLE

12/8/2012

@ PENNSYLVANIA

ALABAMA - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

11/9/2012

S DAKOTA ST

70-67

W

-6.5

L

130

O

25-52

48.1%

27

12

25-50

50.0%

27

13

11/11/2012

W ALABAMA

80-49

W

-

-

27-59

45.8%

38

14

18-56

32.1%

41

25

11/15/2012

*OREGON ST

65-62

W

-2

W

134.5

U

26-58

44.8%

24

8

22-46

47.8%

38

20

11/16/2012

*VILLANOVA

11/23/2012

CHARLESTON SO

11/27/2012

LAMAR

12/1/2012

@ CINCINNATI

12/5/2012

DAYTON

KEY GAME INFORMATION

VILLANOVA: With three returning starters, Jay Wright has veteran talent to mold, but it remains to be seen if that talent is enough to compete in this deep conference. Last year's leading scorers, Maalik Wayns and Dominic Cheek and their combined 30.1 PPG are gone, leaving a huge scoring void in the Wildcats backcourt. C Mouphtaou Yarou (11.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG) is also back, and the pressure will be on that pair to give this team a chance this year. Wright has also done a solid job recruiting with point guard Ryan Arcidiacono and 6-foot-10 PF Daniel Ochefu both talented enough to play meaningful minutes.

ALABAMA: The Crimson Tide made waves when they secured one of the nation's top recruits in 6-foot-7 Devonta Pollard who from the season's first game will be a threat on the open floor. Minutes won't be easy to come by on this team, however, with four starters returning. But Pollard's scoring presence will be critical on a team that will sorely miss JaMychal Green and Tony Mitchell's combined 27.1 PPG,14.4 RPG and 2.9 BPG from last season. The team still features Trevor Releford (12.0 PPG), however, who is not the best shooter (27% 3-pt FG). He is, however, a menace defensively with 2.0 SPG last year. He and senior Andrew Steele (6.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.7 APG) will form a solid backcourt, but the question is who will step up on the block. They possess two 7-footers in Carl Engstrom and Moussa Gueye, but neither has proven to be a force on the college level.